MEADE – Junior L. Ediger, age 82, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 19, 2019, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born March 30, 1937, at Meade, Kansas, the son of John N. and Martha E. (Harder) Ediger. As a young boy he attended school in rural Meade County and later graduated from the Meade Bible Academy in 1955. He later attended Kansas State University ...

Junior J. Foxworthy, age 90, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born January 17, 1929, in Versailles, Missouri, the son of Jimmy and Monte Foxworthy. Junior grew up in Missouri. As a young man, he worked in a factory. He served in the US Army Air Forces during the Korean War. After an honorable discharge, he worked ...

Robert June Wayne Heinrichs, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born June 24, 1956, in Wolf Point, Montana, the son of Abe and Virginia (Barkman) Heinrichs. Robert’s family moved to Ulysses when he was 10 years old. He graduated in 1974 from Ulysses High School and then attended Dodge City Community College fo...

Joseph "Joe" Winfred Whisennand, 71, passed away, Thursday, December 12, 2019, at his residence, Elkhart, Kansas. Visitation will be Saturday, December 14, 2019, 4 PM to 8 PM and Sunday, December 15, 2019, 2 PM to 5 PM, Robson Funeral Home, 120 Grant St., Elkhart. A memorial has been established for Knights of Columbus. Memorials may be mailed to Robson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 606, Elkhart, ...

Supt. Bernardine D. "B.D." Williams, 93, of Liberal, passed away on Tuesday December 10, 2019 at the Wheatridge Care Park in Liberal, Kansas. Bernardine Williams was born August 13, 1926 in Manchester, Arkansas to the late Jacob and Flossie Williams. He attended Peak High School and also attended Little Rock Barber College. He enlisted in the Army and served in WWII. After being honorably d...

Leslie Anne Lucas Plunk, 82, passed away on December 8, 2019, at home in Wichita, Kansas. Leslie graduated from Panhandle State, Goodwell, OK (BA Elementary Education) and taught fifth and sixth grades in Liberal KS and Turpin OK. Upon graduation from Fort Hays State University, Leslie served as Principal of Park County School District RE-2 in Fairplay CO and Benton Elementary K-8 in Benton KS....

Joshua Wayne Eslick, 37, passed away December 1, 2019, Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. Joshua was born to Shane and Denny Eslick, December 16, 1981, Rawlins, Wyoming. Joshua attended school in Wamsutter, Wyoming and moved to Lakin where he graduated in 2000. He then attended Northwest Kansas Technical College where he graduated in 2002 as a certified welder. Joshua loved hi...

Hedwig (Jancunski) Lairmore, 99, passed away at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, KS on December 5, 2019. She was born October 12, 1920, to Raymond and Lottie (Rzasinski) Jancunski in St. Louis, MO. Hedwig and William Dale “DOC” were married October 2, 1947, in St. Louis, MO. To this union were two children, Laurie and Kerry. Hedwig was a member of First Church of God of Hugo...

Heath Alan Thomas, a beloved son, brother, and grandson, left this life too soon in Denison, Texas on December 2, 2019 at the young age of 25. He was born to Alan Ladd Thomas and Rita Eileen (Marshall) Thomas on January 20, 1994. Family hour will be from 1-2:00 PM on Thursday December 5th at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel in Durant, Oklahoma. A service in his honor will begin at 2:00 PM in the ch...

Temple Lee Reed, 85, of Rolla, KS, passed away at Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, KS on December 1, 2019. She was born July 7, 1934, to Pat and Martha “Jack” (Pennington) Hurd in Antlers, OK. Temple graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University with a Bachelors in English High School Education. Temple and Ronald Reed were married September 11, 1953, in Udall, KS. They enjoyed spe...